The careless shepherdes : a tragi-comedy acted before the King & Queen, and at Salisbury-Court, with great applause

by: Goffe, Thomas, 1591-1629; Rogers, Richard, bookseller; Ley, William, active 1638-1657, bookseller; Roxburghe, John Ker, Duke of, 1740-1804, former owner; Holgate, William, former owner; Riviere, Robert, 1808-1882, binder; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner

Publication date: 1656

Publisher: London : Printed for Richard Rogers and William Ley, and are to be sould at Pauls Chaine nere Doctors commons

Collection: bplsctpbs; bplsceep; bostonpubliclibrary; americana

Digitizing sponsor: Associates of the Boston Public Library

Contributor: Boston Public Library

Language: English

In this edition, the title begins "The careless shepherdes". A variant begins "The careles shepherdess"--ESTC

The title and argument are really printed on M4 either detrached or folded round the back (A1).--Greg

Signatures: A1(=[M4]?) B-K⁴ L² [M⁴(-M4, M4=A1?)]

Boston Public Library. Barton collection catalogue

ESTC

Greg

Cataloged

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy halfbound in tan goatskin and marbled papers. Title stamped in gilt on the spine. The armorial bookplate of William Holgate is present on the front pastedown and that of the Barton Library is present on the rear. Ink stamp of Jon Ker, third Duke of Roxburghe, on B1 recto. Pencil annotations throughout catalog.